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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-31
GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPH.
Some Interesting Data as to Working q
the system in England.


The renewed discussion Of the subject of
postal telegraphy will call attention to the
Government system which has been estab-
lished in Great Britain, and which cannot
be said to be any longer an experiment.
Several Congressman are searching for in
formation as to the practical working OF
that system, and they have not been
wholly successful in their search. The
report of the Postmaster-General for
Great Britain for the current fiscal year
has Just been received in Washington, and
contains much that will, undoubtedly,
prove of interest to those who intend to in
vestigate this question during the coming
session of Congress. The passage which
relates to the relations of the telegraph to
the Government is as follows:
"The first complete financial year dur
| ing which the reduced rates for inland tele-
grams were in operation, expired on the
3lst of March, and it is interesting to note
the effect upon the number of messages
and upon the revenue. Separating the
ordinary inland messages sent in that
period from railway, press, official and for
| eign kilograms, who are not affected by the
reduced rate, and of which there were ovef
100000, it appears that the number o
messages dispatched was 40,1S7,175 in
1867, compared with a total of 30,0S7 1863
in 1856, and that the revenue produced
was 81 ,354,S79, as compared with 81, 227,-
COG in the previous year, showing growth
of over 100000, or SO per cent. in the
number of messages, and over e77,000, or
per cent. in the revenue. This COMPARE
son, however, is not strictly fair as the
| year 1856 continued six months at the
one-shilling rate. A more accurate COM
parison may be afforded by taking the last
six months of 1856 and the correspond
ing six months of 1867. This shows an
increase of 1888, AS in the number OF
messages, or IA per cent, and Of e75,67O
in amount, or Is per cent. The London
local messages alone show an increase OF
80 per cent, the total number being about
100000.
notwithstanding the rapid and salts
factory growth of the telegraph business,
the expenses of the service far exceed the
receipts, and the deficit, after including
the interest payable for the capital bor-
| rowed, amounts to e469,S40 The follow
ing table shows the deficit for each year
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BABY'S SKIN And SCALP
Cleansed, Purified and Beautified by
Cuticura Remedies.

Last November my little boy, aged 3 years
fell against the stove while he was running and
cut his head, and, right after that, he broke oul
all over his head, lace and left ear. | h I'd q
good doctor DR.. -, to attend him. but he got
wore, and the doctor could not cure him. His
state, and he suffered terribly. l caught the
disease from him, and it spread all over my
face and neck. and even got into my eyes. No
body thought we would ever get better. l fell
sure we were disfgured for life. heard OF the
CUTIcURA REMEDIES, and procured bottle OF
CUTICURA REsoLvENT, Il box OF CUTICUEA and q
cake of CUTICURA SOAP, and used them con
stanllT day ard night. After using two bottles
of RESoLvEST, four boxes of CUTICURA and fouI
cakes of SOAR, We are perfectly cured without q
scar. My boys skin is now like satin.
81 Grand street, LILLE EFTING
JERSEY CITY, n. ].
Sworn 10 before me this Och day of March
1885. GILBERT z. ROBINSON, J. p .
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"New telegraph offices have been
opened at 232 postofices throughout the
United Kingdom, and, including 1912
railway station offices, there are now
6,5l4 public telegraph offices. Copper
wire of the weight of $50 pounds per mile
has been used with marked success, and by
this means rate of $50 words minute
has been attained, as compared to rate OF
$50 words a minute on iron wire. The
use of copper wire is likely to be advan-
tageous as enabling a greater amount OF
work to be got out of the plant, and as
possibly avoiding the necessity of costly
relay stations"
The telegraphs were purchased by a
loan of a capital sum Of e10,SS0,671, o.
which the annual interest charged i:
9326,471. 1t will be seen from this state
ment that, even in country of so narrow
geographical limits as England, the Gov.
ernment telegraph is conducted at Loss
Electrical Regiew.
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The city of Iseompton, Kan, which
thirty years ago was one of the most prom.
ising towns in the West, is to-day strik-
ing example of a I busted BOOM Town
lots that sold for 81 900 each in 1854, can
not now be disposed of at $50, and the
half million dollar State house then
under way is now mass of ruins.
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Have been in the drug and medicine business
twenty i've years. Have been selling youl
CUTcURA REMEDIES since they came West
They lead all others in their line. We could moi
write nor could you print all we have heard
said in favor of the CUTICURA REMEDIES. One
year ago the CUrICURA and SOAP cured little
girl i'll our house OF the worst sore head we ever
saw, and the RESoLvENT and CUTIcURA are now
curing young gentleman of sore leg, while
the physicians are trying to have it amputated
much cannot be said in favor of CuTIcURA
REMEDIES. S. 3 SMITH & BRO.
CONVICTION, KY.
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An English engineer proposes by ,aeans
of electricity to eondense the solid psxt of
smoke, and send the solidifed portion back
TO the furnace.
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No money is better spent than what is
laid out for domestic satis{action.-Jobn-
son
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CUTICURA, the great skin cure and CUTICURA
SOAP, an exquisite skin beautiiier, externally,
and CUTICURA REsoLvEST, the new blood puri-
fer, internally, are n positive cure for every
form of skin and blood disease, from pimples to
scrofula.
Sold everywhere. Price, CUTICURA, Soc: SOAP,
25c.; REsoLyENT. 81. Prepared by the POTTER
DRUG AND CHEMICAL Co., Boston, Mass.
Rg-5end for How TO Cure Skin Diseases" Ga
pages, so Illustrations and 100 testimonials.
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W.P.COLEMAN
325 j STREET.
r. 4 - M 9
FOR SALE.

$2,5OO-1OO Acres, one-quarter mile
from Railroad Station three miles
from Latrobe, Ell Dorado county {;
small house and barn; chicken
house; wagon shed; good well of
water; all fenced; 40 acres cleared;
several living springs, A bargain. 431
$3,6OO-SO Acres. with good dwell
ing of rooms, barn and wagon
shed; 10 miles from city on Pleas
ant Grove Road. 427.
$3.50 Per Acre-255 acres, three
miles from the city small orchard,
good house, two barns will be sold
in SO-acre tracts; fine fruit land. 421
$3.50 Per Acre-5O Acres four miles
from the city, on Lower Stockton
Road; good dwelling and barn :;
small orchard and vineyard; three
wi4dmills, four wells; all fenced.
$40 so Per Acre-72O acres, we'll
improved and located; rich soil Alb
$50 Per Acre-24O Acres, near the
city; good tract to subdivfde. 4O5
$3.50 Per Acre-6O Acres, two miles
from the city. This can be SUBJ
divided nicely. S.
ST. Per Acre-25O Acres, two miles
from Folsom. 346
$40 Per Acre-4O Acres, near FIorin
some improvements. 406.
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CITY PROPERTY.

u 7 PROPERI Y.
S40O-IOt 40x160, V and W, Twenty
fifth and TWenty-siXth.
We can sell you quarter of a block OF
land inside the city limits for $500;
good place to raise garden truck
and chickens, or keep a small dairy.
A new Groom house, hard finished,
high lot, on Sixth street, between Z
and Q; will be sold very cheap if
called for so0n; title perfect.
Sl,5O0-A neat new house, hard fin
iShed, lot S0X160; one block from
main entrance to East Park.
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REAL ESTATE, ETC.
SOME
CHEAP INVESTMENTS
COUNTRY PROPERTY.

COOIN I M FFfOPER Y,
So Per Acre-160 acres land, cabin,
corral, chicken houses; living water
all the year; county road runs
through the place; the soil is rich,
adapted to either fruit or grain; one
quarter mile from schoOl-hOuse and
pOst0ffice; enough fine timber stand
ing to more than d0ubly pay for the
place, and can be sold standing.
S2 % Per Acre SEQ acres timber
land; good soil; fine timber.
100 acres land for $3.50.
All above land is within two days.
drive of Sacramento. Why talk
about land being too high when you
can get such bargains as above.
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TO LET.
FOR - ATxEr.
COLONY LANDS FOR SALE.

FS1HE EAST ADDITION TO THE OAK PARK
A Colony Lands is now ready for sale and
viii be sold on easy terms and in tracts to suit,
with prices ranging from SIS to $50 per acre,
and within mile of the railway station at
Kirkwood, and comprises some of the best fruit
land in Tehama county. For particulars in
quire of
j. "a. PARKER.
d2ftf No. 426 street, Sacramento, Cal.
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L OST-A SMALL BLACK AND TAN BITCH.
IL Finder will please return to MRS. THESIS,
northwest conner of TeLth and u streets, and
be rewarded. d3l-lt*
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FOR sALE-T0 hss.

JyO LET Two NICELY FURNISHED
l. rooms. suitable for one or two gentlemen.
Apply at 9l1 Filth street. d30-3t*
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A LADY WISHES TO LEARN CUTTING AND
~ lifting by the 1ailor system. Address this
office Mrs NJ" d3l-It~
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y Twenty-ffth and Twenty sixth, one MICH
COW. Owner will please call, prove property
and pay expenses d3l-3t*
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THE WORST SORE HEAD.

Sworn 10 before me this 27th day of sTarci
1885. GILBERT P. ROBINSON, J. p.
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PhRV,g Skin and Scalp preserved and beauti-
DAOl v fed by CrTICrRA MEDIC ATEn Soap
STRAINS. PAINS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Coursng!-Th Alta CoursiDg Club will
meet at the Eldred House SATURDAY EVEN
ING, December 3lst, for the drawing of dogs
and the election of Judge and Stewards All
members are requested to attend.
d3l-lt* kOBT. MULLANE, President
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-27
SOME WAYS OF CELEBRATING
How Some Observed CHRISTMAS and
Wound up in the Police Court.

How some Observed CHRISTMAS and
Wound mp in the Police Court.
Joe Darlington, Nick Meyer. Joe Meyer
and Ed. Hepperly commenced celebrating
Christmas in their own peculiar way in
Valentines saloon, at the corner of Sec
ond avenue and Twentieth street, last
evening, and it was not long before there
was general row in which all partici
pated freely. Officers Long and Lidders
interfered, marching the quartette of to
the jug. and this morning each paid Mag
istrate Bennett IS and costs.
On the strength Of telephone mes,
sage from Muscatine, Deputy Marshal
Kramer and Officer Rosenfeld arrested
Teresa Beck, blonde damsel from that
city, on the eastbound train from the
southwest last night. The girl had stolen
S24 in cash and some other property
from her parents, and WAS off on "a trip
when the officers took charge of her.
This morning Marshal Eicholb and Officer
Garrison came up and took her back to
Muscatine.
Officers Cary and Wichman arrested
John McCandless last night for being
drunk and disorderly. He was fined S.
and costs this morning.
John Corken and James Thompson
were arrested by Officers Cary and Nee
nan Saturday night for misbehavine
themselves at the dance at Turner hall
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-27
HALF A TOWN WIPED OUT.


Wakefield, Michigan. Loses $50. 900, with
Little Insurance-The Roughs Loose.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Dec. ga special from
Wakefield, Mich, says that serious fire
broke out in the heart of that town Monday
night Wakefield has no means of fighting
tie fire, and part of the town vas doomed.
The citizens were almost helpless, and in nu-
merous cases were unable to save their stock
and movable household goods. The Besse-
mer fire department was summoned, but the
fire was spreading so rapidly that there was
little hope that it would he Of any aid. The
fire continued to burn throughout the whole
night and was only checked after half OF
the business portion of the town had been
destroyed The fire originated in OBrien's
Vaudeville theatre. The losses number o yer
thirty, aygregating over so, 900, with almost
no insurance.
Wakefield is new mining town on the
Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western railroad,
six miles east of Bessemer. 1t has popula-
ton of 500 bank, and is place of con-
considerable Importance on the Gogebic
range
The fire was started by monkey who en-
loved the freedom Of the theatre. He tipped
over lamp, and was seen by crowd run
| ming around before the windows.
A gang of roughs, armed with revolvers
pillaged the cl othing stores and whisky wa
as free as water There were dozens o.
drunken men on the streets, and the store
keepers were at their mercy.
| 1t is reported that there was a great deal o
fighting and shooting done by the bum ele
ment OBren, proprietor of the theater, go
into an argument with Tom Lewis, proprieto
of bagnio, who was burned out, and sho
him twice through the hips. A Lake Sbor
railroad conductor says that hundreds o
shots were fired by the toughs to terroriz
the helpless merchants 1t was useless to at
tempt to fie BIT the fire There were no facili
ties at hand Not a stick Of timber remain
on one big block $50 feet long Lewis wi
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-27
BRIEFLETS.

Did you have Merry Christmas2
Kerosene oil 123 cents at the Fair"
Kerosene oil 12! cents per gallon at the
Fair"
Judge Lynde spent Christmas in Chic
ago.
Dancing at Armory hall Thursday
evening.
Pictures, pictures. pictures, for this
week, at c. c. TaYlor's.
Mr.. Ambrose Swiler, of Angus, Iowa,
spent Christmas in the city.
Boxing gloves, six set, at less than cost
to close out, at C. C. Taylor's.
Dancing school at Armory hall Thurs
day evening, Admission IS cents.
Pocket diaries for 1898 at less than
wholesale prices, at C. C. Taylor's.
Dir. +. P. WEIGH came down from La
Sale to eat his Christmas dinner.
Trade livener-5-hook lacing kid
| gloves So cents this week at McCabe's.
Miss Lizzie Kemble is home from the
Chicago musical institute for the holi>
days.
Six per cent loans by the Rock Island
Building association Tuesday, January
8, 1888.
Mr.. Irving Burgh and Mr.. Woolley, of
Clinton, Iowa. spent Christmas in Rock
Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Housed, of Gales
burg, are visiting Prof. and Mrs. G. r.
Housed, in this city.
Miss Mary Eagan. who has been In
Minneapolis for the past four months
returned Saturday.
Important meeting of the Business
Mems association this evening. A full
attendance is desired.
Night Clerk McHugh is acting as chic
clerk at the Harper house, in the absenc,
of Mr.. Willerton.
To quicken" buyers McCabe Bros
will sell, balance of this week, 5-buttol
embroidered back kid gloves at So cent
pair.
t The meeting OF the Business Mems as
| ISOLATION, which was to have been hel
: tonight. has been postponed until tomor
E row night at 7:30.
VIM. Roth, in the lower end of tow
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-27

J. P. Newberg, of the Spring Cove to-
boggan slide, met with an accident near
Augustana College about o'clock Satur-
day. He was sitting in his low sled, not
far from the Union street railway track
AS the motor approached, MIR. Newberg's
team backed toward the track, running
against the motor. The horses did not
run away, neither was the sled injured
badly, but Mr.. Newberg was thrown out
under the horses feet. He had his back
more or less injured, and one of the ami.
mails stepped in his face, making cut
high up on the side of the nose near his
right eye. 1t is thought that there was
slight fracture of the bone of the nose,
but nothing serious, or to cause any dis
fguration. However, there was profuse
bleeding from the wound and hemorrhage
from the nose, and by the time MIR. New
berg had been conveyed on the cars to
Heimbeck's drug store in Moline, he was
sorry looking sight. The right eye was
covered with clotted blood, so that PEG.
pie thought it had been gouged out. DR..
Dunn attended him at the drugstore, and
soon had his eye looking all right, and
pronounced the wound on the nose moi
serious
Mr.. Newberg is better today, and while
the accident might have been attended by
more serious results, it goes to show alsC
that these motors, unless properly regu
lated, are continually causing danger.
Mis-. Sauermann met with painful
accident while returning from the Christ
mas celebration at the Lutheran churcl
Saturday evening, falling in front of he
home on Seventeenth street betwee
Sixth and Seventh avenues, and fractur
ing her left arm. Dr. Craig reduced tn
fracture and the lady is resting cas-
today.
Frank Raible slipped and fell in fror
of palace row" Saturday night, sustain
ing severe sprain of the left wrist.
stopped at Koehler's drug store OIL h
way home, and Mr. Koehler assisted BIZ
in reducing the dislocstion
Two sleighs collided while racing
the lower end of town Sunday afternoo
and one of the outfits was badly demo
5 allied. The parties were from Dave
port Nobody hurt.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-27

was the recipient of fine Christmas
gift. his wife presenting him with little
human form, the very image of himself
This is st. John the Evangelist day in
the ecclesiastical calendar. Tomorrow
will be the festival of holy innocence.
There viii be service at Trinity church at
10 a. m.
Maj. Quincy Mcneil has letter from
DR.. W. s. Pierce, of New York City, and
years ago resident of Rock Island,
stating that his wife had died of pneu
mouia. The deceased was sister of the
late Vice President Hendricks.
The Oakland Ledger, published by j.
S. Yeargin & Son, ('Nixie") issues an
excellent Christmas number. twenty
pages in number, and aboun ding in inter-
esting, instructive and carefully prepared
information.
In the rapid calculation contest at the
Davenport Business college last Friday
for the championship of the college, the
first and second prizes were won by r.
s. Silvis and John SilvIs, respectively.
SONS of Sheriff Silvis of this city.
Circuit Clerk Bowman received letter
from Judge Smith this morning, stating
that as next Monday was legal holiday
there would be no court until the follow
ing ay-Tuesday-at 2 o'clock. Jurors
and others interested will govern them>
selves accordingly.
As flyer" to liven up trade during
the holiday week McCabe Bros. will sell
for this week only big lot of 5button
embroidered back kid gloves, also a
choice lot of 5>hook lacing kid gloves,
all colors and blacks at So cents per pair.
Magrum's "Tivoli' yesterday was the
scene of large and very orderly crowd
of people who enjoyed themselves hugely,
all agreeing that Mike is the prince of
caterers. Business was so good that il
took four bsrkeepers busy all day waiting
on them.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-27

Caroline Bergrew, Of Moline. married
woman aged thirty>nine and the mother
of seven children. was examined as to her
mental condition before jury composed
of DR.. G. G. Craig, C. c. Hartman, +.
B. noke, W. N Whitman, Rev. P. A.
Cool and II. o. Norton in the county
court this morning. The woman has q
brother and sister insane and she has az
hallucination that she has a revelation
from heaven to battle herself and her
children in ice water several times day
She was deemed a fit subject for treats
ment at the Jacksonville asylum.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-27

Editor Argus:
Rock ISLAND. Dec. 24:-In Engineer
Marr's report of the survey and estimates
of the rapids canal, he says that the
eleventh mile from the lower end of the
water power pool is the costliest mile of
the canal The cost on that mile may be
lessened by terminating the canal at the
west end of Sylvan island, and builds
ing the two chamber locks at that point,
locking down into the old bed of the
south channel on Sylvan water. thereby
not interfering with the water power a,
the government dam, from the lock
down Sylvan water dredge a wide chan
mel to the city levee. There is no rock
bottom in Sylvan water below the gov
eminent dam, but only sand and gravel
p DAVENpoRT
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-27
Few Years Eve Ball.

The sixth annual ball of the Cable
Hose company will be given at AImory
hall on Saturday evening. December 31st.
Music by BIeuer's band, Geo. Stroehle,
prompter. Tickets SO cents, supper ex,
ira. Car to Moline after the ball. OBJ
jectionable parties excluded.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-27

The noted shot Of Moline, Henry
Stewart, astonished the marksmen in
Council Bluffs last Saturday. He was
to drop forty pigeons out of fifty, thirty
yards rise. eighty yards boundary. He
did it with one to spare, beside two that
dropped outside the boundary. He
shoots in match in Omaha one day this
week.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-27
DRESS GOODS.


Attention is called to bargains in our
dress goods department.
Wool fabrics in plain and check effects,
former prices so to 65 cents, going now
for
80 Cents.
10 per French serge, so inches wide,
in blue, green, black, VINE, brown, etc,
will 60 for
AZ Cents.
Examine our line of black and c0lored
silks
CLOAKS.
90 per cent discount or Is off on all
wool garments, NewmaIkets, jackets,
short wraps, etc.
PLUSHES.
The balance of our plush short wraps
will be closed at discount of 10 pei
cent 10 off the price of plush short
wraps.
Dolmans and circulars in wool good:
will be closed at half price 10 garmente
for S., etc.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-27
A GENEROUS CLERGYMAN.
He Declines Raise Of Salary in Behalf Of
the Poor,

nc Otebuts u thhtso VI IA hShoA ~
the Poor.
DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 27.-The Kew. W. Il.
Davis, of the First Congregational church,
gave bis people a surprise Sunday of the sort
that adds to the esteem in which he is held
At church meeting the Iastor's salary was
increased $500 per year, and this addition
was to be looked upon as a Christmas gift.
Before the sermon Sunday morn
ing Mr. Davis acknowledged in fit
ting terms the kindly regard that
had prompted the gift, but while conced-
ing that money is a commodity that preachers
can use to advantage, declared his determi-
nation not to accept the generous present
while so much suffering prevails round about
He urged the secretary to take the money
and relieve the wants Of the poor. The pas
tors suggestion will be acted upon in accord
ance with his wishes. The Rev. Davis re-
Gently refused $40, 900 call to Boston, assign
ing as his reason that there is work in Detroit
lor an energetic minister. Mr.. Davis is an
earnest, hberal-minded scholar and a genu
inc low or of his fellow men.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-27

PTTTsBURG, Pa, Dec. 2Z-Eiward Ken
bricks, about IS years of age, formerly man
ager Of telegraph office in Petersburg, w.
Va, but for number Of years an operator
for the Western Union In this city, suicided
Monday night by jumping from six-story
brick building into the Allegheny river.
Cause, whisky. He leaves wife and daugh'
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-27

A number of professional beggars blew
into town Sunday and spent Yesterday
annoying every one who CHANGED to pass
anywhere along Second avenue. If this
class of people were really deserving the y
might excite some sympathy, but when
they go about their work in way that
shows that they make business of beg
ging, they become abominable nuisances